2022: how the New York Times reports the Hudson Valley

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“Cast in bronze by Workshop Art Fabrication in Kingston, N.Y., the two sculptures in the exhibition, ‘Random Walk’ and ‘Pivot,’ represent a natural evolution of Puckette’s career-long commitment to the line by manifesting it in three-dimensional space.”

What Designers Have Been Doing at Home During the Pandemic

“If the average person were to hollow out a tree branch, turn it into a light fixture and hang it over a dining room table, it would look like the work of a Cub Scout. But in Constantin Boym’s weekend home in the Hudson Valley, the branch is perfection.”

Ellenville, N.Y.: A ‘Tight-Knit Community’ With Room to Grow

‘It was really important to us that we found a community that celebrated diversity and thrived on it,’ said Scott Frost, 32, a freelance prop stylist. ‘We were also curious to know, where is a queer community in upstate New York?'”

They Fled for Greener Pastures, and There Were Weeds

“In larger Hudson Valley cities, an influx of metropolitans has increased the chances for spontaneous street encounters. It has also put a notorious strain on resources.”

Hudson Felt Too Much Like a City, So It Was Time for a New Upstate Retreat

“They didn’t need to look far beyond Hudson’s borders to find trees and open fields, and eventually settled on a log cabin of about 2,000 square feet just a 20-minute drive north from their primary home.”

Booze, Biscuits and Bands: Musical Brunch Is Back in New York

“Located about a 45-minute drive from the George Washington Bridge (or a 10-minute drive from the Metro-North station in Tuxedo, N.Y.), the town doesn’t have the same weekend bustle and artistic cache as nearby Beacon or Hudson.”

Hay House: How Designer Sheila Bridges Made Space for Herself

“Seven years ago, you designed a sequel to your Harlem Toile de Jouy wallpaper called Hudson Valley Toile that gently poked fun at city people pouring into the region.”

Highland, N.Y.: A Small Community With a ‘Feel-Good’ Spirit

“Mr. Smykowski was living in Kingston before he and Ms. Henneberry married, but ‘Highland is small,’ he said, ‘and it’s easier to get to know the community.'”

$2.2 Million Homes in Tennessee, Florida and New York

“This house is adjacent to Catskill Creek, on a large piece of land with several outbuildings, including a garage designed to hold the owner’s vintage Airstream trailer, a barn that could be used as an event space and a greenhouse with a wood-burning stove.”

Hochul Chooses a Congressman Who Has Won in a Swing District

“‘There’s a lot he brings to the table,’ said Jon Reinish, a longtime Democratic strategist who lives in Rhinebeck, Mr. Delgado’s hometown. ‘Who else is an Afro-Latino sitting lawmaker who consistently wins a 50-50 Upstate district?’”

How Preservationists Are Losing the Fight Against Luxury Real Estate

“As city dwellers have flocked to this area of rural New York, several ambitious developers have taken notice, as have local governments in need of broader tax bases.”

Alyssa Shelasky Needs a Night Out

“Ms. Shelasky said she has a large community of girlfriends at home in New York City, but not around Rhinebeck.”

Catskill, N.Y.: A Place Where ‘People Are Jazzed About Making Art’

“The couple are among an influx of New Yorkers discovering how much further their money goes in this town of just over 11,000 residents, without sacrificing access to culture.”

What Is ‘Good Cause Eviction,’ and What Does it Mean for Renters?

“Similar laws already exist in New Jersey, California and Oregon, as well as in several New York municipalities including Albany, Beacon, Kingston, Newburgh and Poughkeepsie.”

You May Be Ready for Summer, but Is Your Home?

“‘In my dining room in Millbrook, I have this sepia-toned, pastoral-scenic wallpaper that skews very fall,’ she said.”

La Marchande, With Modernized French Fare, Opens in the Financial District

“An airy space with lightly stained white oak walls, an open kitchen and a patio in a mid-19th century building is the setting for the chef and restaurateur John DeLucie’s new Hudson Valley venture.”

Gin Made With Wild Blackberries and a Hollywood Pedigree

“The wild blackberries come from Mischief Farm, in Rhinebeck, N.Y., the 100-acre property owned by the actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan, best known for his role as Negan on ‘The Walking Dead,’ and Hilarie Burton Morgan, who portrayed Peyton Sawyer on ‘One Tree Hill.’”

Five New Restaurants to Try Near the Catskills

“Do you remember the first time you drove or took a train toward the Catskills? Is there anything more magical?”

With $440 Million, a New Arts Foundation Spreads the Wealth

“The Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, N.Y., will receive $10,000 in the first round of grants.”

$1.4 Million Homes in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts

“Hudson, N.Y. | $1.385 Million
An 1873 Victorian with five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot.”

Foreland, an Art Complex with Big Ambitions, Grows in Catskill

“The crowds flocking to Foreland’s events over the last year have paid off as well for Main Street in Catskill, which like so many small towns had suffered severely with the advent of big-box stores but is on the upswing again.”

Kevin McKenzie and Martine van Hamel: On the Zen of Escaping City Life

“They are in total agreement about their home in Woodstock. With all due respect to their rental on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, there really is no place finer.”

Gardiner, N.Y.: Open Space and Mountain Views in Ulster County

“Although the actor Robert De Niro’s 98-acre Gardiner compound is an extreme example, the town is known for expensive homes surrounded by acres of farmland.”

When a Professor Trades the Academy for an Art Career of His Own

“‘It doesn’t count anymore if you’re a gay man of a certain age who went through the AIDS crisis,’ he says from the same drafting table in his studio, a repurposed barn in Germantown, N.Y., where for more than a year he taught via Zoom. ‘It’s something that’s just kind of like, ‘Well, you’re a dinosaur.’”

They Traded Southern California for Upstate New York (and a Barn)

“‘I told Robbie, “I don’t want to overpay to fight with a New Yorker over a farmhouse that isn’t actually worth anything and needs all this work done to it,”‘ Mr. Newkirk said.”

Stop Ruining Starry Nights

“Which is why rural communities in particular, like those in the Catskills, stand to lose so much. They are ecologically-rich areas, while serving as some of the last portals into our night skies.”

From Adam Pendleton, Pancakes That Taste Like Perfection

“Pendleton, who lives part time upstate in Germantown, N.Y., and who is particular about purchasing top-notch ingredients from local producers, serves the dish with a syrupy strawberry compote he makes using honey from Hudson Valley Bee Supply in nearby Kingston.”

Will Abortion Issue Sway Voters’ Choices? N.Y. House Race Poses Test.

“Mr. Ryan, a combat veteran who serves as executive of Ulster County, is in favor of protecting abortion access nationwide. Marc Molinaro, the Republican executive of Dutchess County, is not.”

Where the Croissants Are Carbon Neutral

“Bread Alone is not the only business in the Catskills focused on sustainability.”

Workers in the Catskills Can’t Find Housing. Bosses Are Trying to Help.

“Elizabeth Ryan, who owns Stone Ridge Orchard, Breezy Hill Orchard, Knoll Krest Farm and Adair Winery, said that she has lost more than a dozen employees in the last two years because they couldn’t find affordable housing.”

Where Are All the Manhattan Voters in August? Try the Hamptons.

“‘The last two weeks of August, this is actually where many people are,’ said Jon Reinish, a Democratic political strategist, who is among a torrent of temporary city transplants who have slipped away to the Hudson Valley town of Rhinebeck.”

Democrat Pat Ryan Wins in House Race That Turned on Abortion

“Despite Mr. Molinaro’s loss in the 19th District, he, too, will be seeking a full term in Congress in November — in the district’s new contours.”

Meet the Former C.I.A. Officer Vying to Defeat Elise Stefanik

“That has fueled the accusation from Stefanik’s local political machine that Castelli is a carpetbagger — a transplant from Washington, D.C., or, worse, Poughkeepsie.”

It’s Never Too Late to Uproot Your Life and Open an Inn

“The previous owners gave us a two-hour crash course on how to run a lodge. The owners felt urgent to leave; we felt urgent for knowledge. It was an odd mix.”

$2.5 Million Homes in New York, Washington and Illinois

“Rifton, N.Y. | $2.495 Million
A converted stone church built in 1876, with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.5-acre lot.”

Athens, N.Y.: A ‘Perfect Combination of Old and New’ on the Hudson

“In February, she closed on a three-bedroom home in Athens, just a few blocks from the river, paying $595,000. Her family now splits their time between the house and an Upper East Side apartment.”

Bomb Parts Found at Hotel Where Father Was Shot Dead on College Visit

“The victim, whose name the police did not immediately provide, had a child at Marist, which is less than five miles from the hotel, and had been staying at the hotel during the school’s family weekend, an event that included a football game, music performance and picnic.”

Biden Visits IBM to Promote Investments in U.S. Semiconductor Production

“At the company’s campus in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he highlighted an industrial bill he signed in August that provides subsidies to companies that sign up to jump-start domestic production of semiconductor chips.”

A Historic Revival in the Hudson Valley

“From the team behind Salt House Inn in Provincetown, Hotel Greystone in Miami and the new members-only lodging concept the Aster in Los Angeles comes Edgewood, a quaint 12-room inn in Kingston, N.Y.”

Young Knitters Discover a Decades-Old Wool Festival

“Wearing a ruffled bonnet that framed her face, a sweater with poufy bobble-stitched sleeves and an ankle-length skirt with tiers of lace and openwork, Sabrina Brokenborough could have been mistaken for a model at an avant-garde photo shoot taking place at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds on Oct. 15.”

Accord, N.Y.: A ‘Laid-Back Agricultural Hub’ With a ‘Chill Vibe’

“‘Most of the parents of the kids in Max’s preschool class are from Brooklyn,’ Ms. Miller said. ‘We’ve been able to connect with other parents, just being out in the playground or going to local events.’”

$1 Million Homes in New York, California and Minnesota

“Hudson, N.Y. | $995,000
An 1810 farmhouse with three bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms, on a 1.2-acre lot.”

Where Veteran Rockers Go to Reinvent Themselves

“During the Covid-19 shutdown, Ms. Rigby created a podcast based on ‘Girl to City’ and began work on a follow-up memoir, ‘Girl to Country.’ The Hudson Valley is all about second acts, she said.”

8 New Hotels for Winter Enthusiasts in the U.S. and Europe

“In July 2021, Nolan McHugh and Trevor Briggs, the creatives behind the homewares brand Piaule, debuted their eco-friendly ‘landscape hotel’ set on 50 acres in upstate New York, halfway between the town of Hudson and Hunter Mountain.”

High Falls, N.Y.: A Tiny Place That Makes a Big Impression

“In years past, graduates of the State University of New York at New Paltz would head to remote places like High Falls to find affordable housing. But now the hamlet’s real estate prices have left New Paltz’s in the dust.”